Donald Jones was sentenced to death by the State of South Carolina for a sexual assault and murder. According to court documents Donald Jones broke into the home of Ned Plyler and his wife, Geraldine Plyler. Geraldine Plyler would be sexually assaulted and Ned Pyler would be murdered. Donald Jones would rob the Plyler home before fleeing. Donald Jones would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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In October 1983, Donald Allen Jones broke into the residence of Ned and Geraldine Plyler, while they were away. He stole some money from the house. When the Plylers returned, Jones attacked them, killing Mr. Plyler and then raping Mrs. Plyler.
Jones was arrested and tried. He was convicted of murder, armed robbery, criminal sexual conduct, housebreaking, grand larceny, and kidnapping, and was sentenced to death.
This article states incorrectly that both Mr. and Mrs. Plyler were murdered…only Ned was killed. Geraldine was raped. She died in 2019 of natural causes.